St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-16
SAINT PAUL MATTERS.
The Grand Jury Finds No Indictments
Against Saloonkeepers Who Break
the Laws,
But 1t Suggests That the Municipal
Authorities Look After Such
Offenders.
Some of the Topics Which Will be
Elaborated in the City Pulpits
To-Day.
NO sALooNKEEEpERs INDICTED
The Grand jury Finds the Evil
dence Insufficient. but Explains
the Law .. Several indictments

dence Insufficient. but Explains
the Law Several indictments
Found.
The grand jury rendered its final re-
port yesterday to the district court, Judge
Brill presiding. Twelve indictments were
found. some of them being of great
Importance. and the jury stated that no
Indictment had been found against Michael
Cunningham, who was accused of assault
in a saloon row, nor against Charles
Gravius. who was charged with adultery
with Mrs. OvertOn. Neither were any
indictments found against saloonkeepers,
as sought by the Law and Order league.
Concerning these cases, the grand jury says:
AS a matter of public interest we beg leave
to report that certain persons appeared be-
fore us and desired to prefer charges agalnse
large number of saloonkeepers in TINS city
for selling liquors on Sunday, contrary to the
laws OF the state. We were advised that the
extreme penalty which could be imposed, IN
case of conviction under the state law, was
fine of $40 or five days Imprisonment, while
the municipal court of this city has ample
jurisdctio to punish the same ofense, under
an ordinance of the city, which provides that
a fine of not less than $40 nor more than 500
and q revocation of license can be imposed
for a violation of the said ordinance in case
of conviction. The facts above stated MADE
this Jury feel some reluctance to enter into
the consideration of any OF the said charges,
but, not desiring to deny the right OF any
citizen to appear before them. the jury pro-
ceeded to hear the evidence offered in two of
the cases named. After having done so, and
being informed that the evidence to be pro-
duceo before us was similar in all the cases
proposed, and finding the same insufficient to
find an Indictment, we declined to hear any
more of the charges referred to. We desire
to further report that under the existing Or
dinance of thls city, as well as the statutes
of the state, il is unlawful for the proprietor
of any saloon within this city to keep his
place of business open to sell liquor of any
description, or to do any business, on the
Sabbath day, and that, under the ordinances
OF the city, full power is vested in the mayor
to enforce the ordinances or to revoke IL
cense. as u consequence OF diSobedlence or
the same We therefore recon &c I'd that the
mayor of the city enforce the ordinances pro-
hibiting the selling of liquor on Sunday as the
most feasible way of settling the question
and complying with public sentiment grow
ing out of an interest in the moral welfare OF
our citizens.
REPORTS ON OTHER TOPICS.
Reports we're also submitted on the diff
ferent county institutions. Regarding the
jail, the jury found two young boys COLI
fined there Oh the charge of sleeping out
nights 1t is recommended that the laws
be so amended that boys can be sent to the
reform school before examination as well
afterward, in order to avoid combining them
with common criminals; also that women
be not sent to jail when they cannot be
properly isolated by reason of the large
number of prisoners confined there. The
grand jury also recommended that the cells
in the police stations be whitewashed and
better ventilation be provided, and that
water mains be extended to the work house
as protection against fire.
SEVERAL INDICTMENTS.
The following indictments were found:
Thomas Cody. William Betony and Ber-
nard Doyle, burglary in the third degree;
Frank Edwards, larceny; Charles Almond,
assault in the second degree; John Graft.
grand larceny in the first degree; John
Hollstrom, assault in the second degree;
Patrick Carr, Dan Sweeney. Frank Parks,
grand larceny in the first degree; Frank
Racine larceny in the second degree; Fred
Harmon, forgery; Charles Thompson,
grand larceny in the first degree; John Nc
DOnough, larceny in the second degree;
Charles Miller, grand larceny in the first
degree.
All the indicted men were arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. except Almond and
Miller, whose arTaignment was postponed
until Monday.
COURT NOTES.
Streissguth s. Drake have brought suit
against Z. G. Uhlemann for 81 600, claimed
as damages by reason of $50 coon fur coats
delivered to plaintiff not being up to speclf-
cations.
Elsie Isabel Ozanne was granted a decree
of divorce yesterday, by Judge Brill. from her
husband, George Ozaune, on the ground of
desertion, inhuman treatment and failure to
support.
In special term of the district court yester-
day, before Judge Simons, the divorce case
of Dora l.. Lamke VS.. Herman A. Lamke was
stricken from the calendar.
The grand jury was discharged with the
thanks of the judge for performing their
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